Lead Author’s Financial Disclosures: None Study Funding: None Background/Synopsis: Since 2009, we have been evaluating the prevalence of obesity in pediatric populations in Peru. Due to past Body Mass Index (BMI) studies and the prevalence of pediatric obesity, it was suspected that many children had high cholesterol levels. Additionally, it was suspected that many children were anemic due clinical presentations. However, it was not speculated that children would be both anemic and have high total cholesterol, as both are seldom presented together. In fact, it has been recognized that a relationship exists between anemia and hypocholesterolemia in humans. To confirm our suspicions, children between the ages of 9 and 13 were given the option to be evaluated with a fasting lipid panel and CBC to further asses their nutritional health. Objective/Purpose: Determine the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and anemia in the pediatric population of Iquitos, Peru. Methods: A fasting lipid panel and a CBC were obtained from 14 children ages 9 to 13 years. Fasting cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL, glucose, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, and MCH levels were taken and analyzed using standards set by the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. As
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